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FIBA U18 Women Americas - USA vs Puerto Rico Fri Aug 3 - 7:30 pm edt

As UConnCat posted in another thread, CW had an illness.

Some anomalous stats that may suggest some work is needed:

On FT shooting, Christyn is 3-10 and Liv is 4-9. Both were much better than that in high school.
 
MilfordHusky said:
As UConnCat posted in another thread, CW had an illness.

Some anomalous stats that may suggest some work is needed:

On FT shooting, Christyn is 3-10 and Liv is 4-9. Both were much better than that in high school.
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IMO, they both need work against quality competition that will force them to improve. They're getting nothing out of these scrimmages against rag tag, overmatched teams. They both have areas that need attention and quality coaching and running around in 3-4 minute shifts against these kids is just delaying their improvement.
 
MilfordHusky said:
As UConnCat posted in another thread, CW had an illness.

Some anomalous stats that may suggest some work is needed:

On FT shooting, Christyn is 3-10 and Liv is 4-9. Both were much better than that in high school.
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FT shooting is troublesome
 
I'm not watching these games as I've had other things to do, but have read the comments.
While I received some disagreement with my comments about this teams coaching, and maybe I overstated it a bit, a lot is left to be desired.
There's a clear, distinct difference between coaching and recruiting and not infrequently that almost every coach is better at one than the other. To me at least I don't see much evidence three games in, with supposedly the best players chosen to be on our national team, of much coaching.
Having a recruiting style where one offers numerous players each year hoping some of the top 10-30-50 or even 100, has a lot to do with the coaching one chooses or can do, when those that choose your program arrive.
As so many have stated so many times prior, being very selective about offers, even holding back offers from great HS players, when done U Conn style pays off. I think Tara and MM also look carefully for players that suit their style, discipline and their coaching.
Very few of the great HS players nowadays even more so, with being seen and noticed maybe as early as 10-12 years old, have the sense of self, guidance, willingness and ability to conform their talents and egos to being coached on and off the court. And enough can't be said about each players parents and how and what they've done beyond the basketball training to help prepare their developing teenager then young adult for life as well as basketball.
I again don't watch much men's college or pro basketball because I am not enamoured with individual greatness and what not always, but often comes with that.
Women in general and also when they play especially team sports are different. Usually their speed, athleticism, strength is not comparable to most men. Why then too often the goal is to move towards more male traits, strengths and patterns then vice versa.
In summary, recruiting, offering and getting verbals and LOI from as many of the top players, most of the time, will not lead to FF's and especially NC's.
Bronx23
 
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Siestakeyfan said:
FT shooting is troublesome
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I'm not concerned about shooting of any kind based on this tournament................they're using a strange ball and those rims are overly tight..................I don't know CW's FT shooting stats through high school but I've seen her enough to think she shoots a minimum of 75%-80%...........haven't seen enough of ONO shooting FTs but she seems to have a solid stroke
 
Agreed. Not a pretty game ...looks like one on one b-ball and sloppy defense .
 
I guess you could say this is good news...................a break is usually easier to deal with then an ACL.....

 
During U17 two years ago CW broke the record for 100% FT shooting. It's not a coincidence that everyones FT percentage is low this tournament.
 
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TX says Prince is out for the year. She will have surgery in the next days to place a rod in her broken leg.
 
DEpup said:
TX says Prince is out for the year. She will have surgery in the next days to place a rod in her broken leg.
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Thanks Pup for the information. I was hoping someone would provide us with an update as to her condition. I was watching the game live as it happened. I was hoping it was a minor sprain. The way she was writhing in pain caused me to lose hope rather quickly. MSGRET called it immediately.

He must have a medical background to be able to call it correctly watching on TV. I was hoping he was wrong. I was sickened by her injury, and lost interest in the game at that point. :( I'm still upset. I didn't want to see any of our girls get injured, especially a broken bone. Hopefully no one else suffers an injury the remainder of the tournament. Let's get these last 3 games, and bring back a gold medal for Sedona.
 
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"The 6-foot-7 center from Liberty Hill had been playing for the United States U18 team at the FIBA Americas championship. She broke her tibia and fibula during a game against Puerto Rico, her mother, Tambra Prince, said Saturday morning.

Prince will miss the upcoming season and hopes to return in time for the 2019-20 campaign. She will still have four years of eligibility with the Longhorns.

Prince was playing defense when she fell without contact in the game against Puerto Rico. She was taken to a hospital in Mexico City. Tambra Prince said her daughter will have surgery to insert a rod in her leg."

Texas freshman Sedona Prince to miss basketball season with broken leg | Hookem.com

What to say. Wretched injury to a good kid.
 
Both bones broken--yikes! I'm glad she can wait until she returns to Texas for the surgery.
 
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Scoop said:
Thanks Pup for the information. I was hoping someone would provide us with an update as to her condition. I was watching the game live as it happened. I was hoping it was a minor sprain. The way she was writhing in pain caused me to lose hope rather quickly. MSGRET called it immediately.

He must have a medical background to be able to call it correctly watching on TV. I was hoping he was wrong. I was sickened by her injury, and lost interest in the game at that point. :( I'm still upset. I didn't want to see any of our girls get injured, especially a broken bone. Hopefully no one else suffers an injury the remainder of the tournament. Let's get these last 3 games, and bring back a gold medal for Sedona.
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I watched a short video where both ONO and Prince dunked prior to the game. I thought Prince landed on that leg a little hard. ONO's landing seemed much softer. I wondered if perhaps she had weakened the bone and the hard landing later finished it.
 
Alydar said:
I watched a short video where both ONO and Prince dunked prior to the game. I thought Prince landed on that leg a little hard. ONO's landing seemed much softer. I wondered if perhaps she had weakened the bone and the hard landing later finished it.
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It happens. My son broke his leg in two places the second day of school his sophomore year (HS) during an unofficial shoot around in the gym after school. No One was within 5 feet of him. His bones just gave out, and he was done for the year.

It took him 18 months before he was back to normal. He only had hospital rehabilitation personnel to get him bach to normal. He went on to play and start for a D1 college basketball team without further injury or complications.

Prince will have the team trainers working with her daily, once she is released by the doctors to begin rehab, which should get her back on the court 100% when practice begins next season.
 
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